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QUALI TY CONTROL

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGI NEERS ( USACE)

EM 385- 1- 1 ( 2014) Saf et y and Heal t h Requi r ement s Manual

ER 1110- 1- 12 ( 2006; Change 1) Engi neer i ng and Desi gn - - Qual i t y Management

1. 2 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00

SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Qual i t y Cont r ol ( QC) Pl an; G

Addi t i onal Requi r ement s f or Desi gn Qual i t y Cont r ol ( DQC) Pl an; G

SD- 05 Desi gn Dat a

Di sci pl i ne- Speci f i c Checkl i st s

Desi gn Qual i t y Cont r ol

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

QC Document at i on

PART 2 PRODUCTS

Not Used

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

Est abl i sh and mai nt ai n an ef f ect i ve qual i t y cont r ol ( QC) syst em t hat compl i es wi t h FAR 52. 246- 12 I nspect i on of Const r uct i on. QC consi st of pl ans, pr ocedur es, and or gani zat i on necessar y t o pr oduce an end pr oduct whi ch compl i es wi t h t he Cont r act r equi r ement s. The QC syst em cover s al l desi gn and/ or const r uct i on oper at i ons, bot h onsi t e and of f s i t e, and be

Apr i l 2019 Page 1 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 keyed t o t he pr oposed desi gn and/ or const r uct i on sequence. The QC Manager , Pr oj ect Manager , Desi gn Qual i t y Manager and Pr oj ect Super i nt endent must wor k t oget her ef f ect i vel y. Al t hough t he QC Manager i s t he pr i mar y i ndi v i dual r esponsi bl e f or qual i t y cont r ol , al l i ndi v i dual s wi l l be hel d r esponsi bl e f or t he qual i t y of wor k on t he j ob.

3. 2 QUALI TY CONTROL ( QC) PLAN

Submi t no l at er t han 15 days af t er r ecei pt of not i ce t o pr oceed, t he Qual i t y Cont r ol ( QC) Pl an pr oposed t o i mpl ement t he r equi r ement s FAR 52. 246- 12 I nspect i on of Const r uct i on. Desi gn and/ or const r uct i on wi l l be per mi t t ed t o begi n onl y af t er accept ance of t he QC Pl an.

3. 2. 1 Cont ent of t he QC Pl an

I ncl ude, as a mi ni mum, t he f ol l owi ng t o cover al l desi gn and/ or const r uct i on- oper at i ons, bot h onsi t e and of f s i t e, i ncl udi ng wor k by subcontractors, desi gner s of r ecor d, consul t ant s, ar chi t ect / engi neer s ( AE) , f abr i cat or s, suppl i er s and pur chasi ng agent s:

a. A descr i pt i on of t he qual i t y cont r ol or gani zat i on, i ncl udi ng a char t showi ng l i nes of aut hor i t y and acknowl edgment t hat t he QC st af f wi l l i mpl ement t he t hr ee phase cont r ol syst em f or al l aspect s of t he wor k specified.

b. The name, qual i f i cat i ons ( i n r esume f or mat ) , dut i es, r esponsi bi l i t i es, and aut hor i t i es of each per son assi gned a QC f unct i on.

c. A copy of t he l et t er t o t he QC Manager s i gned by an aut hor i zed of f i c i al of t he f i r m whi ch descr i bes t he r esponsi bi l i t i es and del egat es suf f i c i ent aut hor i t i es t o adequat el y per f or m t he f unct i ons of t he QC Manager , i ncl udi ng aut hor i t y t o st op wor k whi ch i s not i n compl i ance wi t h t he Cont r act . Let t er s of di r ect i on t o al l ot her var i ous qual i t y cont r ol r epr esent at i ves out l i ni ng dut i es, aut hor i t i es, and r esponsi bi l i t i es wi l l be i ssued by t he QC Manager . Fur ni sh copi es of t hese l et t er s t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

d. Pr ocedur es f or schedul i ng, r evi ewi ng, cer t i f y i ng, and managi ng submi t t al s, i ncl udi ng t hose of subcont r act or s, desi gner s of r ecor d, consul t ant s, ar chi t ect engi neer s ( AE) , of f s i t e f abr i cat or s, suppl i er s, and pur chasi ng agent s. These pr ocedur es must be i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES.

e. Cont r ol , ver i f i cat i on, and accept ance t est i ng pr ocedur es f or each speci f i c t est t o i ncl ude t he t est name, speci f i cat i on par agr aph r equi r i ng t est , f eat ur e of wor k t o be t est ed, t est f r equency, and per son r esponsi bl e f or each t est . ( Labor at or y f ac i l i t i es appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ar e r equi r ed t o be used. ) f . Pr ocedur es f or t r acki ng pr epar at or y, i ni t i al , and f ol l ow- up cont r ol phases and cont r ol , ver i f i cat i on, and accept ance t est s i ncl udi ng documentation.

g. Pr ocedur es f or t r acki ng desi gn and/ or const r uct i on def i c i enci es f r om i dent i f i cat i on t hr ough accept abl e cor r ect i ve act i on. Est abl i sh ver i f i cat i on pr ocedur es t hat i dent i f i ed def i c i enci es have been corrected.

h. Repor t i ng pr ocedur es, i ncl udi ng pr oposed r epor t i ng f or mat s.

Apr i l 2019 Page 2 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 i . A l i s t of t he def i nabl e f eat ur es of wor k. A def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k i s a t ask whi ch i s separ at e and di st i nct f r om ot her t asks, has separ at e cont r ol r equi r ement s, and i s i dent i f i ed by di f f er ent t r ades or di sci pl i nes, or i t i s wor k by t he same t r ade i n a di f f er ent envi r onment . Al t hough each sect i on of t he speci f i cat i ons can gener al l y be consi der ed as a def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k, t her e ar e f r equent l y mor e t han one def i nabl e f eat ur es under a par t i cul ar sect i on. Thi s l i s t wi l l be agr eed upon dur i ng t he coor di nat i on meet i ng.

j . Coor di nat e schedul ed wor k wi t h Speci al I nspect i ons r equi r ed by Sect i on 01 45 35 SPECI AL I NSPECTI ONS, t he St at ement of Speci al I nspect i ons and t he Schedul e of Speci al I nspect i ons. Wher e t he appl i cabl e Code i ssue by t he I nt er nat i onal Code Counci l ( I CC) cal l s f or i nspect i ons by t he Bui l di ng Of f i c i al , t he Cont r act or must i ncl ude t he i nspect i ons i n t he Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an and must per f or m t he i nspect i ons r equi r ed by t he appl i cabl e I CC. The Cont r act or must per f or m t hese i nspect i ons usi ng i ndependent qual i f i ed i nspect or s. I ncl ude t he Speci al I nspect i on Pl an r equi r ement s i n t he QC Pl an.

3. 2. 2 Addi t i onal Requi r ement s f or Desi gn Qual i t y Cont r ol ( DQC) Pl an

The f ol l owi ng addi t i onal r equi r ement s appl y t o t he Desi gn Qual i t y Cont r ol ( DQC) pl an:

a. Submi t and mai nt ai n a Desi gn Qual i t y Cont r ol ( DQC) Pl an as an ef f ect i ve qual i t y cont r ol pr ogr am whi ch assur es t hat al l ser vi ces r equi r ed by t hi s cont r act ar e per f or med and pr ovi ded i n a manner t hat meet s pr of essi onal ar chi t ect ur al and engi neer i ng qual i t y st andar ds. As a mi ni mum, al l document s must be t echni cal l y r evi ewed by compet ent , i ndependent r evi ewer s i dent i f i ed i n t he DQC Pl an. Cor r ect er r or s and def i c i enci es i n t he desi gn document s pr i or t o submi t t i ng t hem t o t he Government.

b. I ncl ude i n t he DQC Pl an t he di sci pl i ne- speci f i c checkl i st s t o be used dur i ng t he desi gn and qual i t y cont r ol of each submi t t al . Submi t at each desi gn phase as par t of t he pr oj ect document at i on t hese compl et ed di sci pl i ne- speci f i c checkl i st s. ER 1110- 1- 12 pr ovi des some usef ul i nf or mat i on i n devel opi ng checkl i st s.

c. I mpl ement t he DQC Pl an by a Desi gn Qual i t y Cont r ol Manager who has t he r esponsi bi l i t y of bei ng cogni zant of and assur i ng t hat al l document s on t he pr oj ect have been coor di nat ed. Thi s i ndi v i dual must be a per son who has ver i f i abl e engi neer i ng or ar chi t ect ur al desi gn exper i ence and i s a r egi st er ed pr of essi onal engi neer or ar chi t ect . Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , i n wr i t i ng, of t he name of t he i ndi v i dual , and t he name of an al t er nat e per son assi gned t o t he posi t i on.

The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l not i f y t he Cont r act or i n wr i t i ng of t he accept ance of t he DQC Pl an. Af t er accept ance, any changes pr oposed by t he Cont r act or ar e subj ect t o t he accept ance of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 2. 3 Accept ance of Pl an

Accept ance of t he Cont r act or ' s pl an i s r equi r ed pr i or t o t he st ar t of desi gn and/ or const r uct i on. Accept ance i s condi t i onal and wi l l be pr edi cat ed on sat i sf act or y per f or mance dur i ng desi gn and/ or const r uct i on.

The Gover nment r eser ves t he r i ght t o r equi r e t he Cont r act or t o make changes i n t he Qual i t y Cont r ol ( QC) Pl an and oper at i ons i nc l udi ng r emoval of

Apr i l 2019 Page 3 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 per sonnel , as necessar y, t o obt ai n t he qual i t y speci f i ed.

3. 2. 4 Not i f i cat i on of Changes

Af t er accept ance of t he QC Pl an, not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n wr i t i ng of any pr oposed change. Pr oposed changes ar e subj ect t o accept ance by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 3 COORDI NATI ON MEETI NG

Af t er t he Pr econst r uct i on Conf er ence, Post awar d Conf er ence, bef or e st ar t of desi gn and/ or const r uct i on, and pr i or t o accept ance by t he Gover nment of t he QC Pl an, meet wi t h t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and di scuss t he Cont r act or ' s qual i t y cont r ol syst em. Submi t t he QC Pl an a mi ni mum of t en ( 10) cal endar days pr i or t o t he Coor di nat i on Meet i ng. Dur i ng t he meet i ng, a mut ual under st andi ng of t he syst em det ai l s must be devel oped, i ncl udi ng t he f or ms f or r ecor di ng t he QC oper at i ons, desi gn act i v i t i es, cont r ol act i v i t i es, t est i ng, admi ni st r at i on of t he syst em f or bot h onsi t e and of f s i t e wor k, and t he i nt er r el at i onshi p of Cont r act or ' s Management and cont r ol wi t h t he Gover nment ' s Qual i t y Assur ance. Mi nut es of t he meet i ng wi l l be pr epar ed by t he Gover nment , s i gned by bot h t he Cont r act or and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer and wi l l become a par t of t he cont r act f i l e. Ther e can be occasi ons when subsequent conf er ences wi l l be cal l ed by ei t her par t y t o r econf i r m mut ual under st andi ngs or addr ess def i c i enci es i n t he QC syst em or pr ocedur es whi ch can r equi r e cor r ect i ve act i on by t he Cont r act or .

3. 4 QC ORGANI ZATI ON

3. 4. 1 Per sonnel Requi r ement s

The r equi r ement s f or t he QC or gani zat i on ar e a QC Manager , a Si t e Saf et y and Heal t h Of f i cer ( SSHO) as det ai l ed i n Sect i on 01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUI REMENTS, a Desi gn Qual i t y Manager , and a suf f i c i ent number of addi t i onal qual i f i ed per sonnel t o ensur e saf et y and Cont r act compl i ance.

The QC Manager may al so ser ve as t he SSHO. The QC Manager r epor t s di r ect l y t o a seni or pr oj ect ( or cor por at e) of f i c i al i ndependent f r om t he Pr oj ect Super i nt endent or Pr oj ect Manager .

The Cont r act or ' s QC st af f mai nt ai ns a pr esence at t he s i t e at al l t i mes dur i ng pr ogr ess of t he wor k and have compl et e aut hor i t y and r esponsi bi l i t y t o t ake any act i on necessar y t o ensur e Cont r act compl i ance. The QC st af f wi l l be subj ect t o accept ance by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

Pr ompt l y compl et e and f ur ni sh al l l et t er s, mat er i al submi t t al s, shop dr awi ng submi t t al s, schedul es and al l ot her pr oj ect document at i on t o t he QC or gani zat i on. The QC or gani zat i on i s r esponsi bl e t o mai nt ai n t hese document s and r ecor ds at t he s i t e at al l t i mes, except as ot her wi se accept abl e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

3. 4. 2 QC Manager

3. 4. 2. 1 Duties

I dent i f y as QC Manager an i ndi v i dual wi t hi n t he or gani zat i on t hat i s r esponsi bl e f or over al l management of QC and has t he aut hor i t y t o act i n al l QC mat t er s f or t he Cont r act or .

The QC Manager i s r equi r ed t o at t end QC Pl an Meet i ngs, t he Coor di nat i on Meet i ng, conduct t he QC meet i ngs, per f or m t he t hr ee phases of cont r ol

Apr i l 2019 Page 4 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 except f or t hose phases of cont r ol desi gnat ed t o be per f or med by QC Speci al i s t s, per f or m submi t t al r evi ew and appr oval , ensur e t est i ng i s per f or med and pr ovi de QC cer t i f i cat i ons and document at i on r equi r ed i n t hi s Cont r act . The QC Manager i s r esponsi bl e f or managi ng and coor di nat i ng t he t hr ee phases of cont r ol and document at i on per f or med by t he QC Speci al i s t s, t est i ng l abor at or y per sonnel and any ot her i nspect i on and t est i ng per sonnel r equi r ed by t hi s Cont r act .

I n addi t i on t o i mpl ement i ng and managi ng t he QC pr ogr am, t he QC Manager may al so per f or m t he dut i es of Desi gn QC Manager or t he SSHO.

3. 4. 2. 2 Qualifications

The QC Manager i s r equi r ed t o be an i ndi v i dual wi t h a mi ni mum of 5- year s ' combi ned exper i ence i n t he f ol l owi ng posi t i ons: Pr oj ect Super i nt endent , QC Manager , Pr oj ect Manager , Pr oj ect Engi neer or Const r uct i on Manager on s i mi l ar s i ze and t ype const r uct i on cont r act s whi ch i ncl uded t he maj or t r ades t hat ar e par t of t hi s Cont r act . The i ndi v i dual must have at l east 2- year s ' exper i ence as a QC Manager . The i ndi v i dual must be f ami l i ar wi t h t he r equi r ement s of EM 385- 1- 1, and have exper i ence i n t he ar eas of hazar d i dent i f i cat i on, saf et y compl i ance, and sust ai nabi l i t y .

3. 4. 3 Al t er nat e QC Manager

I dent i f y i n t he pl an an Al t er nat e QC Manager t o ser ve i n t he event of t he QCManager ' s absence. The qual i f i cat i ons f or t he Al t er nat e QC Manager ar e t he same as t he QC Manager .

The Al t er nat e QC Manager may al so per f or m t he dut i es of Desi gn QC Manager or t he SSHO.

3. 4. 4 Assi st ant QC Manager

Pr ovi de an assi st ant ( s) t o t he QC Manager at t he wor k s i t e t o per f or m t he t hr ee phases of cont r ol , per f or m submi t t al r evi ew, ensur e t est i ng i s per f or med, and pr epar e QC cer t i f i cat i ons and document at i on r equi r ed by t hi s Cont r act . The qual i f i cat i on r equi r ement s f or t he Assi st ant QC Manager ar e a mi ni mum of 5 year s combi ned exper i ence i n t he f ol l owi ng posi t i ons:

Pr oj ect Super i nt endent , QC Manager , Pr oj ect Manager , Pr oj ect Engi neer or Const r uct i on Manager on s i mi l ar s i ze and t ype const r uct i on cont r act s whi ch i ncl uded t he maj or t r ades t hat ar e par t of t hi s Cont r act . The i ndi v i dual must be f ami l i ar wi t h t he r equi r ement s of EM 385- 1- 1, and have exper i ence i n t he ar eas of hazar d i dent i f i cat i on and saf et y compl i ance.

3. 4. 5 QC Speci al i s t s

I n addi t i on t o QC per sonnel speci f i ed el sewher e i n t he cont r act , t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may r equi r e as par t of t he QC or gani zat i on speci al i zed per sonnel t o assi st t he QC Syst em Manager i n t he f ol l owi ng ar eas:

el ect r i cal , mechani cal , c i v i l , s t r uct ur al , ar chi t ect ur al , and/ or mat er i al s t echni c i an. These i ndi v i dual s or speci al i zed t echni cal compani es may be empl oyees of t he pr i me or subcont r act or ; r esponsi bl e t o t he QC Manager ;

shal l be physi cal l y pr esent at t he const r uct i on s i t e dur i ng wor k on t he speci al i zed per sonnel ' s ar eas of r esponsi bi l i t y ; have t he necessar y educat i on or exper i ence i n accor dance wi t h t he exper i ence mat r i x bel ow.

These i ndi v i dual s can per f or m ot her dut i es, but need t o be al l owed suf f i c i ent t i me t o per f or m t he speci al i zed per sonnel ' s assi gned qual i t y cont r ol dut i es as descr i bed i n t he Qual i t y Cont r ol Pl an. A s i ngl e per son can cover mor e t han one ar ea pr ovi ded t hat per son i s qual i f i ed t o per f or m

Apr i l 2019 Page 5 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 qual i t y cont r ol act i v i t i es i n each desi gnat ed ar ea and t hat wor kl oad al l ows.

Exper i ence Mat r i x

Area Qualifications

Civil Gr aduat e Ci vi l Engi neer or Const r uct i on Manager wi t h 2 year s exper i ence i n t he t ype of wor k bei ng per f or med on t hi s pr oj ect or t echni ci an wi t h 5 yr s r el at ed exper i ence

Mechanical Gr aduat e Mechani cal Engi neer wi t h 2 yr s exper i ence or per son wi t h 5 year s of exper i ence super vi s i ng mechani cal f eat ur es of wor k i n t he f i el d wi t h a const r uct i on company

Electrical Gr aduat e El ect r i cal Engi neer wi t h 2 year s r el at ed exper i ence or per son 5 year s of exper i ence super vi si ng el ect r i cal f eat ur es of wor k i n t he f i el d wi t h a const r uct i on company

Structural Gr aduat e Ci vi l Engi neer ( wi t h St r uct ur al Tr ack or Focus) or Const r uct i on Manager wi t h 2 year s exper i ence or per son 5 year s of exper i ence super vi s i ng st r uct ur al f eat ur es of wor k i n t he f i el d wi t h a const r uct i on company

Architectural Gr aduat e Ar chi t ect wi t h 2 year s exper i ence or per son wi t h 5 year s r el at ed exper i ence

Concr et e, Pavement s and Soi l s Mat er i al s Techni ci an wi t h 2 year s exper i ence f or t he appr opr i at e ar ea

Test i ng, Adj ust i ng and Bal anci ng ( TAB) Per sonnel

Speci al i st must be a member of AABC or an exper i enced t echni ci an of t he f i r m cer t i f i ed by t he NEBB

3. 4. 6 Const r uct i on Qual i t y Management Tr ai ni ng

I n addi t i on t o t he above exper i ence and educat i on r equi r ement s, t he QC Manager and Al t er nat e ar e r equi r ed t o have compl et ed t he Const r uct i on Qual i t y Management ( CQM) f or Cont r act or s cour se. I f t he QC Manager does not have a cur r ent cer t i f i cat i on, obt ai n t he CQM f or Cont r act or s cour se cer t i f i cat i on wi t hi n 90 days of awar d. Thi s cour se i s per i odi cal l y of f er ed by t he Naval Faci l i t i es Engi neer i ng Command and t he Ar my Cor ps of Engi neer s. Cont act t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or i nf or mat i on on t he next schedul ed c l ass.

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The Const r uct i on Qual i t y Management Tr ai ni ng cer t i f i cat e expi r es af t er 5 year s. I f t he QC Manager ' s cer t i f i cat e has expi r ed, r et ake t he cour se t o r emai n cur r ent .

3. 4. 7 Or gani zat i onal Changes

Mai nt ai n t he QC st af f at f ul l s t r engt h at al l t i mes. When i t i s necessar y t o make changes t o t he QC st af f , r evi se t he QC Pl an t o r ef l ect t he changes and submi t t he changes t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or accept ance.

3. 5 SUBMI TTALS AND DELI VERABLES

Submi t t al s, i f needed, have t o compl y wi t h t he r equi r ement s i n Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES. The QC or gani zat i on i s r esponsi bl e f or cer t i f y i ng t hat al l submi t t al s and del i ver abl es ar e i n compl i ance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s.

3. 6 CONTROL

QC i s t he means by whi ch t he Cont r act or ensur es t hat t he const r uct i on, t o i ncl ude t hat of subcont r act or s and suppl i er s, compl i es wi t h t he r equi r ement s of t he cont r act . At l east t hr ee phases of cont r ol ar e r equi r ed t o be conduct ed by t he QC Manager f or each def i nabl e f eat ur e of t he const r uct i on wor k as f ol l ows:

3. 6. 1 Pr epar at or y Phase

Thi s phase i s per f or med pr i or t o begi nni ng wor k on each def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k, af t er al l r equi r ed pl ans/ document s/ mat er i al s ar e appr oved/ accept ed, and af t er copi es ar e at t he wor k s i t e. Thi s phase i nc l udes:

a. A r evi ew of each par agr aph of appl i cabl e speci f i cat i ons, r ef er ence codes, and st andar ds. Make avai l abl e dur i ng t he pr epar at or y i nspect i on a copy of t hose sect i ons of r ef er enced codes and st andar ds appl i cabl e t o t hat por t i on of t he wor k t o be accompl i shed i n t he f i el d. Mai nt ai n and make avai l abl e i n t he f i el d f or use by Gover nment per sonnel unt i l f i nal accept ance of t he wor k.

b. Revi ew of t he Cont r act dr awi ngs.

c. Check t o assur e t hat al l mat er i al s and equi pment have been t est ed, submi t t ed, and appr oved.

d. Revi ew of pr ovi s i ons t hat have been made t o pr ovi de r equi r ed cont r ol i nspect i on and t est i ng.

e. Revi ew Speci al I nspect i ons r equi r ed by Sect i on 01 45 35 SPECI AL I NSPECTI ONS, t he St at ement of Speci al I nspect i ons and t he Schedul e of Speci al I nspect i ons.

f . Exami nat i on of t he wor k ar ea t o assur e t hat al l r equi r ed pr el i mi nar y wor k has been compl et ed and i s i n compl i ance wi t h t he Cont r act .

g. Exami nat i on of r equi r ed mat er i al s, equi pment , and sampl e wor k t o assur e t hat t hey ar e on hand, conf or m t o appr oved shop dr awi ngs or submi t t ed dat a, and ar e pr oper l y st or ed.

h. Revi ew of t he appr opr i at e act i v i t y hazar d anal ysi s t o assur e saf et y r equi r ement s ar e met .

Apr i l 2019 Page 7 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 i . Di scussi on of pr ocedur es f or cont r ol l i ng qual i t y of t he wor k i ncl udi ng r epet i t i ve def i c i enci es. Document const r uct i on t ol er ances and wor kmanshi p st andar ds f or t hat f eat ur e of wor k.

j . Check t o ensur e t hat t he por t i on of t he pl an f or t he wor k t o be per f or med has been accept ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

k. Di scussi on of t he i ni t i al cont r ol phase.

l . The Gover nment needs t o be not i f i ed at l east 48 hour s i n advance of begi nni ng t he pr epar at or y cont r ol phase. I ncl ude a meet i ng conduct ed by t he QC Manager and at t ended by t he super i nt endent , ot her QC per sonnel ( as appl i cabl e) , and t he f or eman r esponsi bl e f or t he def i nabl e f eat ur e. Document t he r esul t s of t he pr epar at or y phase act i ons by separ at e mi nut es pr epar ed by t he QC Manager and at t ach t o t he dai l y QC r epor t . I nst r uct appl i cabl e wor ker s as t o t he accept abl e l evel of wor kmanshi p r equi r ed i n or der t o meet cont r act speci f i cat i ons.

3. 6. 2 I ni t i al Phase

Thi s phase i s accompl i shed at t he begi nni ng of a def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k. Accompl i sh t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Check wor k t o ensur e t hat i t i s i n f ul l compl i ance wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s. Revi ew mi nut es of t he pr epar at or y meet i ng.

b. Ver i f y adequacy of cont r ol s t o ensur e f ul l cont r act compl i ance. Ver i f y r equi r ed cont r ol i nspect i on and t est i ng ar e i n compl i ance wi t h t he contract.

c. Est abl i sh l evel of wor kmanshi p and ver i f y t hat i t meet s mi ni mum accept abl e wor kmanshi p st andar ds. Compar e wi t h r equi r ed sampl e panel s as appr opr i at e.

d. Resol ve al l di f f er ences.

e. Check saf et y t o i ncl ude compl i ance wi t h and upgr adi ng of t he saf et y pl an and act i v i t y hazar d anal ysi s. Revi ew t he act i v i t y anal ysi s wi t h each wor ker .

f . The Gover nment needs t o be not i f i ed at l east 24 hour s i n advance of begi nni ng t he i ni t i al phase f or def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k. Pr epar e separ at e mi nut es of t hi s phase by t he QC Manager and at t ach t o t he dai l y QC r epor t . I ndi cat e t he exact l ocat i on of i ni t i al phase f or def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k f or f ut ur e r ef er ence and compar i son wi t h f ol l ow- up phases.

g. The i ni t i al phase f or each def i nabl e f eat ur e of wor k i s r epeat ed f or each new cr ew t o wor k onsi t e, or any t i me accept abl e speci f i ed qual i t y st andar ds ar e not bei ng met .

h. Coor di nat e schedul ed wor k wi t h Speci al I nspect i ons r equi r ed by Sect i on 01 45 35 SPECI AL I NSPECTI ONS, t he St at ement of Speci al I nspect i ons and t he Schedul e of Speci al I nspect i ons.

3. 6. 3 Fol l ow- up Phase

Per f or m dai l y checks t o assur e cont r ol act i v i t i es, i ncl udi ng cont r ol

Apr i l 2019 Page 8 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 t est i ng, ar e pr ovi di ng cont i nued compl i ance wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s, unt i l compl et i on of t he par t i cul ar f eat ur e of wor k. Recor d t he checks i n t he QC document at i on. Conduct f i nal f ol l ow- up checks and cor r ect al l def i c i enci es pr i or t o t he st ar t of addi t i onal f eat ur es of wor k whi ch may be af f ect ed by t he def i c i ent wor k. Do not bui l d upon nor conceal non- conf or mi ng wor k. Coor di nat e schedul ed wor k wi t h Speci al I nspect i ons r equi r ed by Sect i on 01 45 35 SPECI AL I NSPECTI ONS, t he St at ement of Speci al I nspect i ons and t he Schedul e of Speci al I nspect i ons.

3. 6. 4 Addi t i onal Pr epar at or y and I ni t i al Phases

Conduct addi t i onal pr epar at or y and i ni t i al phases on t he same def i nabl e f eat ur es of wor k i f : t he qual i t y of on- goi ng wor k i s unaccept abl e; i f t her e ar e changes i n t he appl i cabl e QC st af f , onsi t e pr oduct i on super vi s i on or wor k cr ew; i f wor k on a def i nabl e f eat ur e i s r esumed af t er a subst ant i al per i od of i nact i v i t y; or i f ot her pr obl ems devel op.

3. 7 TESTS

3. 7. 1 Test i ng Pr ocedur e

Per f or m speci f i ed or r equi r ed t est s t o ver i f y t hat cont r ol measur es ar e adequat e t o pr ovi de a pr oduct whi ch conf or ms t o cont r act r equi r ement s.

Upon r equest , f ur ni sh t o t he Gover nment dupl i cat e sampl es of t est speci mens f or possi bl e t est i ng by t he Gover nment . Test i ng i ncl udes oper at i on and accept ance t est s when speci f i ed. Pr ocur e t he ser v i ces of a Cor ps of Engi neer s appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y or est abl i sh an appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y at t he pr oj ect s i t e. Per f or m t he f ol l owi ng act i v i t i es and r ecor d and pr ovi de t he f ol l owi ng dat a:

a. Ver i f y t hat t est i ng pr ocedur es compl y wi t h cont r act r equi r ement s.

b. Ver i f y t hat f aci l i t i es and t est i ng equi pment ar e avai l abl e and compl y wi t h t est i ng st andar ds.

c. Check t est i nst r ument cal i br at i on dat a agai nst cer t i f i ed st andar ds.

d. Ver i f y t hat r ecor di ng f or ms and t est i dent i f i cat i on cont r ol number syst em, i ncl udi ng al l of t he t est document at i on r equi r ement s, have been prepared.

e. Recor d r esul t s of al l t est s t aken, bot h passi ng and f ai l i ng on t he QC r epor t f or t he dat e t aken. Speci f i cat i on par agr aph r ef er ence, l ocat i on wher e t est s wer e t aken, and t he sequent i al cont r ol number i dent i f y i ng t he t est . I f appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , act ual t est r epor t s ar e submi t t ed l at er wi t h a r ef er ence t o t he t est number and dat e t aken. Pr ovi de an i nf or mat i on copy of t est s per f or med by an of f s i t e or commer ci al t est f aci l i t y di r ect l y t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Fai l ur e t o submi t t i mel y t est r epor t s as st at ed r esul t s i n nonpayment f or r el at ed wor k per f or med and di sappr oval of t he t est f aci l i t y f or t hi s Contract.

3. 7. 2 Test i ng Labor at or i es

Al l t est i ng l abor at or i es must be val i dat ed by t he USACE Mat er i al Test i ng Cent er ( MTC) f or t he t est s t o be per f or med. I nf or mat i on on t he USACE MTC wi t h web- l i nks t o bot h a l i s t of val i dat ed t est i ng l abor at or i es and f or t he l abor at or y i nspect i on r equest f or can be f ound at :

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3. 8 COMPLETI ON I NSPECTI ON

3. 8. 1 Punch- Out I nspect i on

Conduct an i nspect i on of t he wor k by t he QC Manager near t he end of t he wor k, or any i ncr ement of t he wor k est abl i shed by a t i me st at ed i n FAR

52. 211- 10 Commencement , Pr osecut i on, and Compl et i on of Wor k, or by t he speci f i cat i ons. Pr epar e and i ncl ude i n t he QC document at i on a punch l i s t of i t ems whi ch do not conf or m t o t he appr oved dr awi ngs and speci f i cat i ons, as r equi r ed by par agr aph DOCUMENTATI ON. I ncl ude wi t hi n t he l i s t of def i c i enci es t he est i mat ed dat e by whi ch t he def i c i enci es wi l l be cor r ect ed. Conduct second i nspect i on by t he QC Manager or st af f t o ascer t ai n t hat al l def i c i enci es have been cor r ect ed. Once t hi s i s accompl i shed, not i f y t he Gover nment t hat t he f aci l i t y i s r eady f or t he Gover nment Pr e- Fi nal i nspect i on.

3. 8. 2 Pr e- Fi nal I nspect i on

The Gover nment wi l l per f or m t he pr e- f i nal i nspect i on t o ver i f y t hat t he f aci l i t y i s compl et e and r eady t o be occupi ed. A Gover nment Pr e- Fi nal Punch Li st may be devel oped as a r esul t of t hi s i nspect i on. Ensur e t hat al l i t ems on t hi s l i s t have been cor r ect ed bef or e not i f y i ng t he Gover nment , so t hat a Fi nal i nspect i on wi t h t he cust omer can be schedul ed. Cor r ect any i t ems not ed on t he Pr e- Fi nal i nspect i on i n a t i mel y manner . These i nspect i ons and any def i c i ency cor r ect i ons r equi r ed by t hi s par agr aph need t o be accompl i shed wi t hi n t he t i me sl at ed f or compl et i on of t he ent i r e wor k or any par t i cul ar i ncr ement of t he wor k i f t he pr oj ect i s di v i ded i nt o i ncr ement s by separ at e compl et i on dat es.

3. 8. 3 Fi nal Accept ance I nspect i on

The Cont r act or ' s Qual i t y Cont r ol I nspect i on per sonnel , pl us t he super i nt endent or ot her pr i mar y management per son, and t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve ar e r equi r ed t o be i n at t endance at t he f i nal accept ance i nspect i on. Addi t i onal Gover nment per sonnel i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, t hose f r om Base Ci v i l Engi neer i ng Di r ect or at e and t he Cust omer Repr esent at i ve wi l l al so be i n at t endance. The f i nal accept ance i nspect i on wi l l be f or mal l y schedul ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer based upon r esul t s of t he Pr e- Fi nal i nspect i on. Not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer at l east 14 days pr i or t o t he f i nal accept ance i nspect i on and i ncl ude t he Cont r act or ' s assur ance t hat al l speci f i c i t ems pr evi ousl y i dent i f i ed t o t he Cont r act or as bei ng unaccept abl e, al ong wi t h al l r emai ni ng wor k per f or med under t he Cont r act , wi l l be compl et e and accept abl e by t he dat e schedul ed f or t he f i nal accept ance i nspect i on. Fai l ur e of t he Cont r act or t o have al l cont r act wor k accept abl y compl et e f or t hi s i nspect i on wi l l be cause f or t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer t o bi l l t he Cont r act or f or t he Gover nment ' s addi t i onal i nspect i on cost i n accor dance FAR 52. 246- 12 I nspect i on of Const r uct i on.

3. 9 QC DOCUMENTATI ON

Mai nt ai n cur r ent and compl et e r ecor ds of on- si t e and of f - s i t e QC pr ogr am oper at i ons and act i v i t i es.

3. 9. 1 Const r uct i on Document at i on

Repor t s ar e r equi r ed f or each day t hat wor k i s per f or med and must be at t ached t o t he Qual i t y Cont r ol Repor t pr epar ed f or t he same day. Mai nt ai n cur r ent and compl et e r ecor ds of on- si t e and of f - s i t e QC pr ogr am oper at i ons

Apr i l 2019 Page 10 Sect i on 01 45 00. 00 10 and act i v i t i es. The f or ms i dent i f i ed under t he par agr aph " SAMPLE FORMS" or appr oved equi val ent s wi l l be used. Repor t s ar e r equi r ed f or each day wor k i s per f or med. Account f or each cal endar day t hr oughout t he l i f e of t he Cont r act . Ever y space on t he f or ms must be f i l l ed i n. Use N/ A i f not hi ng can be r epor t ed i n one of t he spaces. The Pr oj ect Super i nt endent and t he QC Manager must pr epar e and si gn t he Cont r act or Pr oduct i on and CQC Repor t s, r espect i vel y. The r epor t i ng of wor k must be i dent i f i ed by t er mi nol ogy consi st ent wi t h t he const r uct i on schedul e. I n t he " r emar ks" sect i ons of t he r epor t s, ent er per t i nent i nf or mat i on i ncl udi ng di r ect i ons r ecei ved, pr obl ems encount er ed dur i ng const r uct i on, wor k pr ogr ess and del ays, conf l i c t s or er r or s i n t he dr awi ngs or speci f i cat i ons, f i el d changes, saf et y hazar ds encount er ed, i nst r uct i ons gi ven and cor r ect i ve act i ons t aken, del ays encount er ed and a r ecor d of v i s i t or s t o t he wor k s i t e, qual i t y cont r ol pr obl em ar eas, devi at i ons f r om t he QC Pl an, const r uct i on def i c i enci es encount er ed, meet i ngs hel d. For each ent r y i n t he r epor t ( s) , i dent i f y t he Schedul e Act i v i t y No. t hat i s associ at ed wi t h t he ent er ed remark.

Pr ovi de document at i on of desi gn qual i t y cont r ol act i v i t i es. For i ndependent desi gn r evi ews, pr ovi de, as a mi ni mum, i dent i f i cat i on of t he I ndependent Techni cal Revi ew ( I TR) t eam, t he I TR r evi ew comment s, r esponses and t he r ecor d of r esol ut i on of t he comment s.

Submi t r epor t s weekl y on t he f i r s t wor ki ng day of t he f ol l owi ng week, or as di r ect ed by t he CO.

3. 9. 2 Test i ng Pl an and Log

As t est s ar e per f or med, t he QC Manager wi l l r ecor d on t he " Test i ng Pl an and Log" t he dat e t he t est was per f or med and t he dat e t he t est r esul t s wer e f or war ded t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . At t ach a copy of t he updat ed " Test i ng Pl an and Log" t o t he l ast dai l y QC Repor t of each mont h.

3. 9. 3 Rewor k I t ems Li st

The QC Manager must mai nt ai n a l i s t of wor k t hat does not compl y wi t h t he Cont r act , i dent i f y i ng what i t ems need t o be r ewor ked, t he dat e t he i t em was or i gi nal l y di scover ed, t he dat e t he i t em wi l l be cor r ect ed by, and t he dat e t he i t em was cor r ect ed. Ther e i s no r equi r ement t o r epor t a r ewor k i t em t hat i s cor r ect ed t he same day i t i s di scover ed. At t ach a copy of t he " Rewor k I t ems Li st " t o t he l ast dai l y QC Repor t of each mont h.

3. 9. 4 As- Bui l t Dr awi ngs

The QC Manager i s r equi r ed t o ensur e t he as- bui l t dr awi ngs, r equi r ed by Sect i on 01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMI TTALS ar e kept cur r ent on a dai l y basi s and mar ked t o show devi at i ons whi ch have been made f r om t he Cont r act dr awi ngs.

Ensur e each devi at i on has been i dent i f i ed wi t h t he appr opr i at e modi f y i ng document at i on ( e. g. Modi f i cat i on No. , Request f or I nf or mat i on No. , et c. ) .

The QC Manager must i ni t i al each r evi s i on.

3. 10 SAMPLE FORMS

The f ol l owi ng Sampl e For ms ar e i ncl uded as at t achement s at t he end of t hi s sect i on. El ect r oni c ver si ons of t he cur r ent r epor t f or ms can be obt ai ned f r om t he CO.

Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol Repor t

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Cont r act or Pr oduct i on Repor t Pr epat or y Phase Checkl i st I ni t i al Phase Checkl i st Test i ng PLan and Log Rewor k I t ems Li st

3. 11 NOTI FI CATI ON OF NONCOMPLI ANCE

The Cont r act i ng Of f i cer wi l l not i f y t he Cont r act or of any det ect ed noncompl i ance wi t h t he f or egoi ng r equi r ement s. Take i mmedi at e cor r ect i ve act i on af t er r ecei pt of such not i ce. Such not i ce, when del i ver ed t o t he Cont r act or at t he wor k s i t e, wi l l be deemed suf f i c i ent f or t he pur pose of not i f i cat i on. I f t he Cont r act or f ai l s or r ef uses t o compl y pr ompt l y, t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer can i ssue an or der st oppi ng al l or par t of t he wor k unt i l sat i sf act or y cor r ect i ve act i on has been t aken. No par t of t he t i me l ost due t o such st op or der s wi l l be made t he subj ect of c l ai m f or ext ensi on of t i me or f or excess cost s or damages by t he Cont r act or .

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